Blogs entries posted on Wednesday, April 3, 2013.

National Lawyers Guild: Call for Volunteers

Posted by OPI at 4:35 PM in Pro Bono Honors Pledge

Please click the "Read more" button below for the whole message. -- -- The NLG 2012 Convention decided to organize around the issue of Secure Communities and immigration policing. We have two NLG interns who are creating an online library of resources and we need volunteers to help with some research tasks over the next few weeks. Some of you have already volunteered and received assignments, but we have a lot of work and need some more help! The first two tasks we have for students are to 1) read and annotate law review articles which our spring interns have compiled and 2) research if your local cities/states have introduced any bills related to S-Comm and if so, ascertain the legislature's timeline for passing those bills

Part 1: We need students to read the articles, briefly summarize the argument and findings -- in particular the to the extent that they relate to Secure Communities, on either a national or a state level. We are also interested in how Secure Communities fits into broader federal/state approaches to immigration enforcement, so we'd like you to flag that when it comes up. Each annotation should be about 1-2 paragraphs. We have about 40 articles that need to be reviewed in the next several weeks. If you have time to work on this, please respond and indicate how many articles you think you can realistically read and annotate in a 2-3 week period. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me!

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National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project Seeks Volunteers

Posted by OPI at 4:32 PM in Pro Bono Honors Pledge

Please click the "Read more" button below for the whole message. -- -- National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project is looking for volunteers (law students, grads, undergrads) for research/policy analysis. NIWAP advocates for laws, policies and practices that enhance legal options for immigrant women and immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. It's a great, small organization where you can really make a difference for immigrant women and families all over the country. It's a great opportunity to be involved in advocacy work, immigration reform and women's issues.

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Neighborhood Legal Services Program: April -May Opporunities

Posted by OPI at 4:29 PM in Pro Bono Honors Pledge

Please click the "Read more" button below for the whole message. -- -- NLSP is looking for short-term opportunities to fulfill your  pro bono pledge hours in late-April and May?  The Neighborhood Legal Services Program is  looking for volunteers to help out in mid-April until Memorial Day in both its Brief Services Unit and to help  staff the Small Claims Resource Center on Thursday mornings. NLSP would like for volunteers to do a minimum of 15 hours (ideally two full days) a week for four, consecutive weeks. If you aren't taking a lot of finals, have some free time before starting your summer placement and would like to help out, please send a resume and your availability  for last week of April until May to:

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